See Glastron GT-150 in The James Bond 007 Museum.Glastron GT-150 26 boats were used in
filming of James Bond’s “Live and Let Die” 1973, and 17 was destroyed.from
Glastron in Austin, Texas.

glastron_gt150.mp4See Glastron 150-GT in The James Bond 007 Museum.Glastron GT-150 1972 26 boats were used in
filming of James Bond’s “Live and Let Die” 1973.

Glastron literature identifies
the Live and LetDie boat as a GT150 with a Evinrude Starflite
135hp engine.The year was 1973.Interesting to note is that the '73
catalog lists the max hp of the GT150 at 90hp. TheGT150
is best distinguished from the CV-16 and GT160 by the transoms.
The CV-16& GT150 have a spoiler type transom while the GT150 has the
opposite slant at the top of the transom. In the famous picture with the
cop pointing the gun, you can see the only modifications to the
hull: two small blackrails that kept the boat level side to side
on the ramp. The only other main modification was the central mounting of
the steering wheel and a single centrally mounted seat for balance. The
jump was performed over 100 times to get everything right before the
actual take. Glastron built and sold 26 boats to the film company for the
film.

1. 26 - 1972 Glastron boats were used in filming of
James Bond’s “Live and Let Die” and came direct from Glastron in
Austin, Texas.

2. Around 9 of the boats were GT-150s.

3. To speculate a bit, the 9 GT-150s were not necessarily new, perfect
1972 versions. Some may have been 1971 GT-150s or, less than perfect, 1972
models. Only two were required to be new and ready for the film sequences.

4. The only existing verification that a Glastron is from the movie is
with a bill of sale from the production company. All Glastron records from
the period were destroyed.

5. Only two GT-150s were fitted with center steering, a center seat and
wood hull skids for filming. But only one GT-150 ended up being used for
the filming. The other modified version was a back-up and did not appear
in the film. The balance of the remaining GTs were test jumpers.

6. One of the two GTs with center steering was converted back to the
stock, right hand steering and then sold. The other one (actually seen in
the film) was damaged and sold “as-is” with center steering and single
seat intact.

7. Most of the GTs were used making numerous (~100) practice jumps at a
different lake location from where the filming would happen.

8. Many of the practice jump GTs were damaged, sunk, etc. (The practice
jumps did not go well.)

9. The jump scene was almost cancelled because of failures and boat
wrecking during the practice jumps. Tulane University was asked to help
calculate speed, balance, etc.

10. Filmed jump scene, based on Tulane University recommendations, was
made on October 16th, 1972. Their mathematics were perfect.

11. The first GT jump captured on film was successful, was the only jump
filmed and was the one used in the movie.

12. Some GT-150s survived and were sold as “used” boats by the
production company. All others were returned to Glastron in Austin or to
area Glastron dealers. No serial numbers for sold GT-150 boats are known
to exist save for the number of the record setting boat.

13. The record jump GT-150 has been accounted for, the others are unknown.
The record boat is often seen on tours world-wide. The damage was repaired
– it was a relatively minor long Fiberglas stress crack in front of the
windshield. A repair was not made until 1996 by the current owner.

14. The boat making second jump (the boat following the GT-150) did not
break or tie the record 110’ set by the GT-150.

15. Of the 26 boats used, 17 were damaged (many were GT-150s).

16. Three of the Glastron CV-19s were damaged in one day while filming the
lawn skidding wedding scene (kept hitting trees). Estimated there were 6
CV-19s used in the filming. None of the CV-19s have been located or
verified.

17. At least two of the “Billy Bob” boats existed and were used.
Whereabouts are also unknown.

18. Film crew got first chance at buying used boats after filming. After
that, boats were sold to anyone. Several GTs went back to Austin (perhaps
too damaged?) or to local dealers.

19. Many Glastron GT-150s were sold after the film was released as the
boats became even more popular. However, most, if not all of those GT-150s
sold after the movie came out, were 1973 versions. The new Glastron 1973
model year began shortly after filming in October, 1972 and well before
release of the movie in June of 1973.

20. The filmed record jump GT-150 boat was built August 24, 1972 and sold
after filming on October 16, 1972.

21. The newest DVD enhanced version of Live and Let Die has scenes from
practice jumping and other out-takes from movie. (Worth seeing.)

22. All Live and Let Die boats were sold with documentation from the
production company of history, etc. (Buy the boat and documentation –
not the story, if you’re looking at a “movie set” boat.)

23. Some (very few) James Bond Live and Let Die boats have serial numbers
known and can be verified. None of the GT-150 serial numbers are known
except for the original record setting jump boat.

24. The record setting GT-150 was last sold in 1996. It was found and
purchased in New York. It can be seen on tour at special events or at
www.ianflemingfoundation.org .

25. No, original Bond boats are not worth gazillions. The most paid for a
Bond movie original boat was around $10k (and that would be for the Live
and Let Die record setting GT-150!) back in 1996.

See Glastron GT-150 in The James Bond 007 Museum.Glastron GT150 1972, 26 boats were used in
filming of James Bond’s “Live and Let Die” 1973Live and Let Die
film poster
Live And Let Die poster James Bond (Roger Moore)

Glastron GT-150 speedboats in the Louisiana boat chase.

Solitaire (Jane Seymour) with James Bond (Roger Moore)

See Glastron 150-GT in The James Bond 007 Museum.Glastron GT-150 1972 26 boats were used in
filming of James Bond’s “Live and Let Die” 1973.

Glastron 150 GT Poster Live And Let Die

Fun Fact:
The Glastron boat company built 26 boats for this chase scene and 17 were
destroyed.

From "Live and Let Die" (1973)

James Bond (Roger Moore) breaks through a road block
setup by Louisiana State Police and continues being chased throughout the
Louisiana bayou by Dr. Kananga's henchmen.

Tee Hee and Sheriff St. Pepper

Sherrif JW Pepper

Played by: Clifton James

Description: JW Pepper is a bumbling Louisiana lawman who is
a caricature of the tough-talking Southern peace officer. Introduced
as an outraged policeman, Pepper can't seem to halt the motorboat
chase between Bond and Kananga's henchmen

James Bond's Glastron 1978 CV23HT "Moonraker" 1979

James Bond's Glastron
1978 CV23HT
"Moonraker" 1979Glastron 1978 CV23HT
silver.The boat that James Bond drives in
the 1979 movie "Moonraker" (above) is a 1978
or 1979 CV23HT"HT" is for hardtop. The
'78 and '79 models sold to the general public came in either metalflake
blue or metalflake bronze. Special CV23HTs were produced for the movie in
a silver gray metalflake.

CV23s were introduced in 1976, but
the hardtop model was new for 1978. It would return only for 1979,
probably because of the release of the new hardtop Scimitar.The CV23 non-hardtop would continue
a successful run all the way through at least 1988.

The boat in the movie is sometimes
mistaken for the Scimitar (see pic at far bottom for comparison) ; but
upon closer inspection it becomes clear that this is the CV23HT. The most
obvious differences are the large hatch in front of the windshield and the
high bowrail encircling the front half of the boat. Also, the CV23HT has a
2 piece (both flat)windshield and the Scimitar has a single piece curved
windshield